Shore Capital Reiterates Hold Rating for Avon Protection (LON:AVON)

Avon Protection (LON:AVON)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Shore Capital in a report issued on Thursday, Marketbeat Ratings reports.

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,295 ($16.75) target price on shares of Avon Protection in a research note on Tuesday, May 21st.

Avon Protection Trading Up 1.8 %

Shares of AVON stock opened at GBX 1,340 ($17.33) on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of £402 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3,116.28, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.30. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 1,310.04 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,140.08. The company has a current ratio of 3.15, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.86. Avon Protection has a 1-year low of GBX 582 ($7.53) and a 1-year high of GBX 1,408 ($18.21).

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Maggie Brereton acquired 1,565 shares of Avon Protection stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 9th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 1,278 ($16.53) per share, with a total value of £20,000.70 ($25,867.43). Insiders acquired 1,599 shares of company stock valued at $2,043,874 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 4.43% of the company’s stock.

Avon Protection Company Profile

Avon Protection plc provides respiratory, chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear and head protection solutions for military and first responder agencies in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States. The company offers respiratory products, including respirators, filters, powered and supplied air, escape hoods, underwater systems, and thermal image camera, and CBRN protective wear, as well as spares and accessories.